Interior of the Year — Private Residence
IIID Design Awards
The Ivory Courtyard
Won

Recognition
Awards are a poor measure of a house. They are, however, a reasonable measure of whether a studio is taken seriously by the people who look closely.
2026
IIID Design Awards
The Ivory Courtyard
Won
2025
India Design Awards
The Aravali Penthouse
Won
Elle Decor India Awards
Aravali Grand Salon
Listed
2024
Elle Decor India Design Awards
The Sandhya Lighting Collection
Won
Architectural Digest India India AD100
Studio
Won
2023
INTACH Heritage Awards
Rajputana Haveli
Won
AD100 India
The Aravalli Estate
Listed
2021
India Design ID Awards
The Aravali Seating Collection
Won
Nesva’s refusal to hurry has become its most recognisable signature — and, improbably, its commercial advantage.
March 2026
We meet the founder in a Delhi studio where the loudest object is a drawer of rejected fabric.
January 2026
A restoration that refuses to complete itself, and is more moving for the refusal.
November 2025
Lime, travertine, olive and brass. There is nothing else in the house, and nothing else is wanted.
September 2025
Inside the artisan network that an India studio has spent eighteen years assembling across India.
June 2025
Eighteen dimmable sources, no downlights, and not a single visible bulb.
February 2025
Press enquiries, image requests and interview approaches should be directed to the studio. High-resolution photography is available on request for published projects only.

Enquiries
We respond to all press approaches within two working days and can supply photography, drawings and founder interviews.
All enquiries are handled in confidence. A significant portion of our work is never published; where discretion is required, we operate under private terms and no imagery leaves the studio.